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Fears of decimated fire departments dominated Tuesday’s Florida House committee hearing on proposals to slash property taxes. Democrats in the House State Affairs Committee joined pro-local groups and a small-town fire chief in raising concern that House Republicans’ four proposed resolutions to amend the state Constitution would starve fire departments and emergency management services. Because […]

Health care providers and insurers in Florida could opt out of providing or paying for health care services, such as abortion, that violate their conscience and under a 2023 state law, they cannot be sued in court for denying the care based on their beliefs. A pair of northeast Florida Republicans have filed bills that […]

A measure (HB 133) that would lower the age to purchase a long gun in Florida from 21 to 18 years old passed its second and final committee in the state House on Tuesday and will hit the floor when the 2026 session opens, where for the fourth year in a row it is expected […]

Tracy Brabin talks to Radio Leeds about the Budget, COP30 and taxing tourists.

TOPEKA — Tom Witt said he began fielding calls about 15 minutes after Kansas Reflector published a story on Democratic Sen. Mary Ware’s retirement from the Legislature. Witt, best known as a former executive director of Equality Kansas, walked away from the Statehouse in 2022 after 18 years of fiercely guarding LGBTQ+ rights. He has […]

Kansas' individual income tax revenue is $173 million higher than at this time in 2024, but sagging retail sales and corporate income taxes are a worry.

As of late last year, more than 1,300 children torn from their parents’ arms at the U.S.–Mexico border from 2017 to 2021 had not been reunited with their parents. This figure represents nearly a third of the 4,600 children forcibly separated from their families. Human rights organizations described this as potentially a form of torture, […]

The service says calls increased by 20% in the past week, fuelled by illnesses such as the flu.

The service says calls increased by 20% in the past week, fuelled by illnesses such as the flu.

The list tips new music for the coming year, following previous winners like Adele, Haim and Chappell Roan.

TOPEKA — CoreCivic is looking at all options, including the possibility of applying for a special use permit from the city of Leavenworth, a company spokesman said Monday. After a federal judge handed the private prison company a loss in court last week, the company is reassessing its stance. “We maintain our legal position that […]

Criminals who persuade children to harm or sexually abuse animals could face up to five years in prison under a new bill filed with the support of Gov. Ron DeSantis. Sponsored by Democrat Sen. Kristen Arrington and Republican Rep. Linda Chaney, the identical SB 676 and HB 559 would create a third-degree felony charge for […]